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The Year of Discernment, The Beginning Experience are holding a 16th September 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time beginning in mid-September, is a series of weekend for those who find themselves Most people, I imagine, can think of an about this rather tricky question. It starts off, weekend retreats and scheduled meetings alone again through divorce, separation or occasion when they’ve said one thing but after all, with Peter’s profession of faith in that form a “pre-seminary” year for bereavement. The weekend will take place from 12-14 October 2012 at Xaverian done another. Jesus as the Christ (Mk 8:29). He is the first to applicants who wish to enter the seminary state his faith in Jesus, the first to profess this Centre, Coatbridge . For details contact: to study for the priesthood for the dioceses This seems to be the kind of thing St James is central tenet of what, as a result, we call Ros on 0131 669 0003 or of Scotland. There are 5 weekends in total. talking about in today’s second reading. He Christianity. The emphasis throughout is on prayer and email:[email protected] gives the example of someone who sees discernment as the applicant is invited to people in need and expresses the wish that How does this faith of Peter’s show itself, consider the Lord’s call to service in His What’s On This Week… they be fed and clothed, but without actually though? Immediately afterwards, we find Church . For more information for the Legion of Mary —Sunday 4.00 to 5.30 pm doing anything about it (James 2:15-16). This Jesus rebuking him, saying, ‘Get behind me, Archdiocese of Glasgow, email downstairs in the Seminar Room. Contact: kind of behaviour prompts the question, “Did Satan!’ (Mk 8:33) when, clearly completely [email protected]. 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To our new servers and Ministers of Holy Communion ‘no’ which determines all our subsequent which Jesus gave to His disciples as good members may we extend the warmest of for the 1.05pm Mass. and also for people to actions. Rather, our actions throughout our food and necessary nourishment for their welcomes. To old parishioners may we lead the Rosary before the Mass Can you lives can be more or less in accord with our pilgrimage through life. If we listen give the heartiest of welcomes back. 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As the euphoria surrounding the Olympic all those from S3-6. This Sunday we will requests for help finding accommodation Today the salt of the Gospel is becoming and Paralympic Games subsides we are left be serving at the Welcome Cheese and for students from outwith the UK tasteless in our society and the light of with an enduring memory of the Wine. Accommodation Offered Christianity is being hidden and we cannot dedication of these athletes to their allow this state of affairs to continue. We Accomodation is being offered by the respective sports and of the hours of Sunday Morning Coffee following . Please contact them direct if you have to believe that the men and women of training that go into the making of a Help needed for the Sunday morning coffee today still have the hearts and hopes of the are interested. champion. All this effort to win a medal to set up, serve and clean up. Please speak Samaritan woman whom Jesus met at the John Li—[email protected] and the transient glory that goes with the to Fr John if you are able to help. well. Despite her lifestyle she still felt a Kathleen Doherty—[email protected] winning thereof. Do we dedicate as much Donald Anderson- need to go to the well, really to hear the time and effort into our spiritual lives? We Chaplaincy Café now open refreshing Gospel of Jesus, who invited her [email protected] too are hoping for a prize, but a much The Chaplaincy Café is open every to believe in Him and, in putting all her Pecky Poon—mobile 0777 594 6538 greater and lasting one—the prize of weekday from 8.30am to 5.00pm. Hot trust in Him, to allow her soul to draw Dr Dunn,, South side—0141 637 2797, Eternal Life. One day we should be able to lunches 12.00-2.00pm and the rest of the upon that living water that welled up from say with conviction” I have fought the good day hot rolls, filter coffee and teas etc. Him as its source. Every Christian –every Rosary Appeal fight to the end. I have run the race to the Thanks to Geraldine for taking the job. The Chaplaincy is collecting Rosary Beads, person!- somehow has to rediscover our finish. I have kept the Faith.” (2 Tim 4:7)“